Samsung has been very tight-lipped when it comes to Galaxy S4 mini. The smaller handset has been at the center of many recent rumors and speculations, and yet Samsung didn’t reveal any significant information to confirm or refute its existence. Now, however, the company has confirmed that it exists.

Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy S4, has made many headlines around the tech world. Launched rather recently, the smartphone packs quite a punch but many cited that it may fail to gain much traction. Despite these speculations, the sales of Galaxy S4 have already exceeded the ten million mark.

Another rumor about the Galaxy S4’s rugged vesrion – Galaxy S4 Active. We even have a leaked image of the phone from GSMArena carrying the Samsung SGHi537 model number. Added to that, rumor is that the Galaxy S4 Active will be using a slower processor compared to the original Samsung Galaxy S4.

Samsung Wallet is a convenient mobile app which allows users to store and manage event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards and coupons all in one place. A couple of months ago, Samsung showed off this app to developers. Lately, Samsung has launched its Wallet app in Korea.

Samsung regularly hosts such events which may entice app developers and help the company bring these developers on board for its Android devices. The company has launched $800,000 ‘Smart App Challenge 2013′ focused on getting top-quality apps for Galaxy S4.

When Samsung first launched TecTiles, it made a lot of headlines because of the sheer usability and convenience it offered. Galaxy S4 users have been waiting for this technology for a while now, since the new chip in their smartphones didn’t support the original TecTiles. Good news for them is that TecTiles 2 is finally here.

A leaked document from Staples hinted that Verizon will offer the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone from May 30. But last Monday Verizon confirmed that it will release the Samsung Galaxy S4 on May 23rd, one week earlier than the release date originally announced by the carrier.

Samsung Electronics Co. announced this Sunday that it has successfully developed the core technology behind 5G (fifth-generation) and tested its 5G platform. But the technology will be available to customers by 2020.

As we reported earlier, Samsung Galaxy Note III is expected to ship with a plastic OLED display. Now we hear another rumor from SamMobile regarding Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note III. It says that he tablet-smartphone hybrid will have 8-Core CPU and GPU along with 5.99-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with diamond pixel structure, similar to the Galaxy S4.

Nearly none of the top-end smartphones feature dual-SIM functionality. But we can’t play down the fact that there is still a huge market for dual-SIM smartphones out there. In an attempt to reach out to this market, Samsung is now bringing out a new model of Galaxy Fame, one which will come with support for dual-SIM.

One of the many new features of the HTC One are the dual front-facing Beats Audio speakers. And now it seems like Taiwanese company HTC might be continuing the front facing speaker trend for its budget friendly devices too. Recently, an specs of a smartphone named HTC 608t has been leaked. The device seems to be a slightly low-end version of the HTC One.

Around a year passed since South Korean tech giant Samsung launched Galaxy Tab 2. Since then people have been waiting for the next Galaxy tablet. The good news is yesterday Samsung announced Galaxy Tab 3. The tablet has many attractive features and Samsung has confirmed that Galaxy Tab 3 will be released by the end of the summer.

Folks at iFixit have a knack of tearing down every new gadget on the market and then discern how repairable it is. While most of Apple’s products have score fairly low when it comes to repairability, Samsung Galaxy S4 is apparently easy to disassemble and repair, earning it a high repairability score.

Wireless carrier U.S. Cellular starts taking pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S4 on its web store. When, Sprint and T-Mobile both announced their Galaxy S4 are being delayed due to inventory issues, U.S. Cellular announced its Galaxy S4 units will be available for purchase online starting this Friday, April 26, and begin shipping on that same day.

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